tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246253500962288290.post3234088240013007923..comments2023-12-28T04:24:34.561-05:00Comments on Why I Hate Jesus: By Whose Standards?MR. Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384772889207036678noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246253500962288290.post-65450167503172149582009-11-12T16:54:34.467-05:002009-11-12T16:54:34.467-05:00Hi GCT! I've been reading this blog for a whil...Hi GCT! I've been reading this blog for a while, and finally felt the urge to comment! Not sure why this was the post that did it :-)Eliza 422https://www.blogger.com/profile/07153739876761063489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246253500962288290.post-5823817204327569222009-11-12T13:22:04.377-05:002009-11-12T13:22:04.377-05:00I agree Maynard. Humans wrote the bible, so humans...I agree Maynard. Humans wrote the bible, so humans are the author of the evil in that book.Robert Madewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237253238274655114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246253500962288290.post-22173045994741953902009-11-12T12:04:28.495-05:002009-11-12T12:04:28.495-05:00I gotta go with Anonypuss on one point here: ...Go...I gotta go with Anonypuss on one point here: ...<b>God is not the author of evil, humans are.</b><br /><br />Humans wrote the bible, right?Maynardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17507899728923273026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246253500962288290.post-16281273917944683862009-11-12T07:47:48.660-05:002009-11-12T07:47:48.660-05:00Anon,
You've gone from defending god as being ...Anon,<br />You've gone from defending god as being good to defending god as being a bully who can and will do whatever he wants to us as we are powerless to stop him. Why worship such a being, because you are being forced to?GCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744295225958022872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246253500962288290.post-70281205216856347232009-11-11T23:08:44.749-05:002009-11-11T23:08:44.749-05:00You forgot to threaten us with hell again, Anonymo...You forgot to threaten us with hell again, Anonymous.fuuuuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00405240043522723435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246253500962288290.post-52041885715238527942009-11-11T22:22:57.237-05:002009-11-11T22:22:57.237-05:00Doesn't matter what it constitutes, it's H...Doesn't matter what it constitutes, it's His world and we just live in it. Your opinion of God really doesn't change anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246253500962288290.post-12457835962442826702009-11-11T14:23:14.758-05:002009-11-11T14:23:14.758-05:00Welcome Eliza. It's interesting that you woul...Welcome Eliza. It's interesting that you would bring up battered spouse syndrome as it is something that I've said in the past about apologists excusing god's evil behaviors. Of course, it takes a special kind of thinking to believe that god's threats of obedience or hell somehow constitute love.GCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744295225958022872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246253500962288290.post-53634120633506891412009-11-11T14:19:51.762-05:002009-11-11T14:19:51.762-05:00Anon,
Are you contending that god did not know tha...Anon,<br />Are you contending that god did not know that evil would occur when he created all? At best, you could conclude that god is only guilty of negligence.<br /><br />Of course, human sin doesn't account for natural evil, and it doesn't account for why the universe is set up in such a way that humans are able to pass that sin on from generation to generation or why we are allowed to negatively affect others with our sin.<br /><br />Also, we know that controlling humans is not outside of god's character, as the story of Exodus plainly shows when god hardens Pharaoh's heart.<br /><br />But, perhaps you can explain why god allows people to rape and kill others? I'm sure that it is not part of the free will of the person raped to be raped. Further, you might explain how there can be an absence of an omnipresent entity in the universe. Lastly, you might want to explain how free will is even possible with an omni-max deity.GCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744295225958022872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246253500962288290.post-50196950047774132362009-11-11T12:14:35.736-05:002009-11-11T12:14:35.736-05:00"Your argument is flawed in that God is not t...<i>"Your argument is flawed in that God is not the author of evil, humans are."</i><br /><br />That's not what the bible says.<br /><br /><i>I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.</i> Isaiah 45:7 (KJV)Robert Madewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237253238274655114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246253500962288290.post-38697036740702762009-11-11T11:41:59.083-05:002009-11-11T11:41:59.083-05:00Let's face it - it's the only way that the...Let's face it - it's the only way that they can live with themselves when faced with such questions...I think I've read in several places comparing religious people to abused spouses - making every excuse for the behavior of the abuser.Eliza 422https://www.blogger.com/profile/07153739876761063489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246253500962288290.post-35229347145146547972009-11-11T11:40:34.551-05:002009-11-11T11:40:34.551-05:00Your argument is flawed in that God is not the aut...Your argument is flawed in that God is not the author of evil, humans are. God created humans with free will, humanity chose to use that will for evil and everything wrong with the world is a result of that choice, not God's doing. To control a human being like a robot (which God is very capable of) would be outside of God's character. For humanity to truly understand love and good we must choose it over evil. "Genocide and rape" are simply part of this evil that man has chosen. Evil is simply the absence of God in the lives of the people doing it. Note that it is not the absence of God from the world, simply the absence of God from the persons life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246253500962288290.post-3877574439678004832009-11-10T19:51:27.902-05:002009-11-10T19:51:27.902-05:00Yes, you've hit the nail on its proverbial hea...Yes, you've hit the nail on its proverbial head! I agree that it's always confounded me how people can worship a supposed perfect being whose morality is several rungs lower on the ladder than ours.The Rambling Taoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.com